I wouldn't have called it low in the grade ... but it is a great route, one of the best 16s at the Mt. Depending on your confidence with gear placement, you may find the first overhang a bit tricky to lace up and probably the hardest moves on the route. Having said that, it is possible to make it completely safe. Don't be afraid to climb up and down a few times to suss out good gear and contemplate the moves.

I'm guessing that means the bees are back in Honeycomb? Bugger. They stayed away for a year or so at least. I've never had any trouble doing Nativity whilst the bees are there but I'd avoid Honeycomb itself.

The bees are on Nativity, in thecrack, at the stance above the first bulge. When I did psalm 69 a few months back I came close to lowering off but when I kept well to the right they didn't bother me.
Bees are getting to be a real nuisance on quite a few climbs at the moment. We need an eradication plan.

On 29/10/2012 kieranl wrote:>The bees are on Nativity, in thecrack, at the stance above the first bulge.>When I did psalm 69 a few months back I came close to lowering off but>when I kept well to the right they didn't bother me.>Bees are getting to be a real nuisance on quite a few climbs at the moment.>We need an eradication plan.

Seeing as bringing foxes for the rabbits was such a success, maybe some grizzly bears. This would also give the blokedyblokes on the other side of the road something different to shoot at when they have a drinking session. I guess the bears would have to climb, can a grizzly climb grade 16....? (prompt for obligatory stupid video footage)

On 29/10/2012 dangermouth wrote:>Seeing as bringing foxes for the rabbits was such a success, maybe some>grizzly bears. This would also give the blokedyblokes on the other side>of the road something different to shoot at when they have a drinking session.>I guess the bears would have to climb, can a grizzly climb grade 16....?>(prompt for obligatory stupid video footage)

We were riding our bikes around The Mount last week on a cold and windy day and passed a huge swarm of bees in the middle of the road. (Lucky neither of us ran over them!). It was the first time I've ever seen anything like it.